GeForce RTX 5090 vs Quadro RTX A6000

Place in the ranking	41	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.17	8.97
Power efficiency	13.43	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GA102	GB202
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,649	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 has 25% better value for money than RTX 5090.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	10752	21760
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1800 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	604.8	1,637
Floating-point processing power	38.71 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	176
TMUs	336	680
Tensor Cores	336	680
Ray Tracing Cores	84	170

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	8.6	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A6000 57.81

RTX 5090 82.26
+42.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX A6000 22503

RTX 5090 32021
+42.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	175 −18.3%	207 +18.3%
1440p	129 −42.6%	184 +42.6%
4K	114 −23.7%	141 +23.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	26.57 −175%	9.66 +175%
1440p	36.04 −232%	10.86 +232%
4K	40.78 −188%	14.18 +188%

RTX 5090 has 175% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5090 has 232% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5090 has 188% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +2150%	6−7 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −36.8%	160−170 +36.8%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +2150%	6−7 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	300 −33.3%	400−450 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 −41.9%	210−220 +41.9%
Metro Exodus	66 −36.4%	90−95 +36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +3467%	3−4 −3467%
Valorant	260−270 −34.1%	350−400 +34.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −36.8%	160−170 +36.8%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +2150%	6−7 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%
Dota 2	132 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	78 −104%	159 +104%
Fortnite	230−240 −30.4%	300−310 +30.4%
Forza Horizon 4	293 −36.5%	400−450 +36.5%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 −41.9%	210−220 +41.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	128 −40.6%	180−190 +40.6%
Metro Exodus	78 −41%	110−120 +41%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5275%	4−5 −5275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +3467%	3−4 −3467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +4250%	4−5 −4250%
Valorant	260−270 −34.1%	350−400 +34.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 +3388%	8−9 −3388%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −36.8%	160−170 +36.8%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 −49.6%	202 +49.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%
Dota 2	131 −37.4%	180−190 +37.4%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +1867%	6−7 −1867%
Forza Horizon 4	288 −38.9%	400−450 +38.9%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 −41.9%	210−220 +41.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5275%	4−5 −5275%
Valorant	260−270 −34.1%	350−400 +34.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	96 −35.4%	130−140 +35.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	96 −35.4%	130−140 +35.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −37.1%	240−250 +37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −39.7%	95−100 +39.7%
World of Tanks	350−400 −29.9%	500−550 +29.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −37.9%	120−130 +37.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −38.9%	100−105 +38.9%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +3900%	4−5 −3900%
Forza Horizon 4	247 −41.7%	350−400 +41.7%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −33.3%	140−150 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	63 −34.9%	85−90 +34.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −41.7%	170−180 +41.7%
Valorant	220−230 +5550%	4−5 −5550%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −412%	174 +412%
Dota 2	155 +933%	14−16 −933%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 −41.9%	220−230 +41.9%
Metro Exodus	70 −139%	167 +139%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −39.4%	290−300 +39.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155 −41.9%	220−230 +41.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −61.8%	55 +61.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Dota 2	128 −40.6%	180−190 +40.6%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −33.3%	140−150 +33.3%
Fortnite	95−100 −35.4%	130−140 +35.4%
Forza Horizon 4	149 −40.9%	210−220 +40.9%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −40.6%	90−95 +40.6%
Valorant	120−130	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

183

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183

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This is how RTX A6000 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 18% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 43% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 24% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 5550% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 412% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A6000 is ahead in 13 tests (68%)
RTX 5090 is ahead in 5 tests (26%)
there's a draw in 1 test (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.81	82.26
Recency	5 October 2020	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	575 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 42.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX A6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.